Crossword Clue:

to utter the cry of a rooster

AnswerCrossword Clue
YAWPUtter a sharp cry
YAWPUtter a loud, harsh cry
YOWLUtter a long mournful cry
JOHNSTEINBECKHe wrote "In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable"
WHOACry to a horse that's the opposite of "Giddyup!"
APRILFOOLCry heard today, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues
ITSATRAPWarning cry ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues